We have found these Apps to be useful in Elementary classrooms.
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App Name
Cost/Date
Description
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Classroom Use
iPod/iPad/Both
Doodle Buddy
Free or $0.99 September 2010
Draw, stamp, type on white space, imported photos, or templates like tic tac toe.
Use stamps, drawing tools, and text tool to create problems or patterns(math), pictures for literature response, or use photos or teacher created “templates” to complete and save with student name in photos.
Both
Cute Math
$1.99 September 2010
Students can work on math concepts such as counting, addition and subtraction. Positive encouragement and immediate feedback is given.
This app can help students build the concepts and understanding, not just rote practice. Use with students learning to count, add, or subtract.
Both
My Sticky Free
Free or $.99 November, 2010
Make sticky notes with any classification activity or as a graphic organizer. The free version allows 5 sticky notes. Notes can be emailed or saved with the screenshot tool in the app, then loaded to the teacher's computer.
This app can be used in any subject to organize ideas. Story frames with Characters, settings, problems, solutions work well here.
Both
SonicPics Lite
Free or $2.99
Using pictures from a camera/computer loaded to the iPod/iPad or pictures created on the iPod in DoodleBuddy or other drawing app, add audio and create a "movie". The free version only allows for 2 or 3 pictures. Well worth the cost. Movies can be emailed to share or downloaded on a webpage. Sharing requires wi-fi.
This app has many possibilities. Audio flash cards could be created by students or teachers. Pictures created on the ipod or from PowerPoint saved as jpegs and transferred from computer with voice added make a great review or project creation tool.
Both
StoryKit
Free
Using pictures from a camera/computer loaded to the iPod/iPad or pictures created on the iPod in DoodleBuddy or other drawing app, add text and audio to create a storybook. Storybooks can be emailed to share. Sharing requires wi-fi.
This app has many possibilities. Audio flash cards could be created by students or teachers. Pictures created on the ipod or from PowerPoint saved as jpegs and transferred from computer with voice added make a great review or project creation tool.
We have found these Apps to be useful in Elementary classrooms.
September 2010